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Democracy - Security - War -This forum post has messages dated from 09/22/10 through 09/25/10, please be sure to read all the messages. If you feel it is old or outdated, please follow up with a question or comment and someone may be able to update it, or reply with newer information if you have it.
| Democracy - Security - War - "or more to the point for Uruguay...."
Is Uruguay a small country at risk to invasion by a larger country for any such reason... justified or unjustified? Are expats at risk over such issues living in Uruguay?Expert Page: Quick Tips for Getting Settled in Uruguay |
Comment #109/22/10 19:39Rural east Colonia departmento | "I'd say unlikely"
With Argentina and Brazil next door, I can't see either of them allowing the other to occupy us.As far as I know we lack the sorts of resources which might cause a superpower to come and "liberate" us as we're too small and resource-poor to be worth the trouble. Things might become different if a world-wide fresh water shortage looms or large quantities of a strategically important resource are discovered. But never fear, I have a Chinese kevlar lining in my castle, an extra large crossbow is on order and I'm not afraid to use it :-) |
| "Uruguay and its armed forces"
Uruguay is not at risk of occupation from any of its neighbors, nor has it ever been at risk since independence. And in my humble opinion, it should therefore, abolish its military --like Costa Rica did many years ago-- and create a smaller, more effective and far less expensive national guard or something like it. But, I'm afraid, Uruguayans in general, would not be in favor of this. I have heard local elected officials AND opposition leaders tell the press again and again that they would NOT favor this move. If this is a reflection of how common people feel, then one could safely say that Uruguayans in general WANT to keep their own national armed forces, as they have had from Uruguay's inception as a nation. For this reason, as I stated in one of my posts, a few months ago --which was completely misconstrued-- , I consider Uruguayans "militarists". This is a term that is NEUTRAL. It does NOT imply any criticism or negative anything toward Uruguayans or Uruguay. It does NOT imply that Uruguayans would prefer the military to govern them either. It simply means that contemporary Uruguayans believe in keeping their own armed forces. And that is perfectly fine. I totally respect that, even though I believe a small country like Uruguay with no external or internal threats whatsoever, should not have to spend part of its national budget on keeping an army when they could spend their resources elsewhere. |
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